• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Peterson said in a statement provided to NBC. “We stand by our decision as a privately owned bookstore to determine what titles and merchandise are suitable for our shelves or easily accessible by young children."

    Mr Peterson, you absolutely have that right to do what you want with your own store. However, that won’t insulate you from the consequences of your actions when your employees quit rather than capitulate to your bigotry and your customers evaporate for the same reason. Even from a business point of view, you might want to look at sales numbers for the Republican views you’re courting. Far fewer buy books than your previous, more open minded, clientele.

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      Yeah most of my coworkers are right leaning. They sneer at me reading during my breaks. Magas don’t read books. Most conservatives don’t read books or keep them in their homes. These dumb fuck will find out.

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      13 hours ago

      Yeah, and as a bookstore, I imagine pandering to the right doesn’t really help your sales all that much in the long run.